Wichita eagle., 1887-05-18
WOMAN AND HOME.
THE DUTY OF GIRLS TO BE As
BEAUTIFUL As THEY CAN.

Dangerous Interference With Nature.
Children At Table-Parlors That
Crush Out Home Life-Hints for the
Kitchen-Notes, Items, Paragraphs.
It is quite proper. quite your duty, girls, 70
Be as beautiful as you can OF course, your
features are Interchangeable, but there is an
every day beauty Of demeanor that double
discounts mere featural beauty. Suppose
you are not endowed with . pretty mouth.
Although you cannot alter its shape, if tho
bps be kept fresh and the teeth in perfect
condition, you have made q great gain. Il
your mouth be large you can cultivate -
classic repose of feature. Never bite your
bps to make them rel or for any other rea-
son Battle them occasionally in water with
q little dissolved alum or borax and apply
glycerine and tincture Of benzoine. This
will keep your lips fresh. A good tooth beau
tifier is powdered sulphur, which is also
good preserver 1t may be used daily. For
occasional use, say once week, the follow.
ing is excellent: Pumice stone, one
ounce: bi-carbonate of soda, one-half ounce;
powdered tale, one-haf ounce. Fresh lips,
clean, white teeth and breath like franklin
cense and myrrh will make up for many de
6ciencies in beauty of outline.
If the ear be big and obtrusive, loose ar.
rangsment Of the hair or few curled locks
brushed carelessly back will help the objec-
tionable organ wonderfully. Never comb the
hair tight back from an ugly ear.
As for the eyes, better leave them alone
Trimmed lashes often refuse to grow again
Dark eyebrows and lashes are great pro-
moter of beauty, and if yours happen to DO
lighter than your hair, especially ii that Is
red, you might touch them lightly with q
sponge dipped in black walnut bark boiled in
hot water with little alum, or apply simple
walnut juice. The eyebrow may be given a
slight arch and the fine line SO much sought
by simply pinching the hairs together between
the fingers several times day.
But it is through the complexion that you
have the greatest scope for identifying. II
every port of your skin is stuffed full Of "ily
white" yon must expect those dreadful pim-
pies and horrid black specks. The girl with
the ugly skin must take two or three mile
walk every day; must wear shoes big enough
for perfect comfort, and, if the skin he thick
and oily, must eschew fats and pastry. In
the spring it would be well to try the sulphur
remedy, and at the same time you may rub
sulphur in a little glycerine on the face at
night, washing it off in warm water and a
few drops of ammonia in the morning. A
little camphor in the water will remove all
shine And remember, girls, all face powders
are snares and delusions. Free Press.
Their Loss and Gain.
Ladies who expect to remain good singers
must not expect to have babies. This is we'll
settled There never was yet prima donna
who sang as we'll after maternity as before;
very few sang as well after marrying a.
before Gerster has had baby, and is now
reported to have lost her voice. Sembrich
has baby, too. The effect in the latter
case may not be disastrous, but it will be de-
teriorating. Patti made her fame before she
was married She is one of the few great
singers who has preserved the freshness Of
her voice after a matrimonial adventure.
Parepa Rosa made her name and fortune
before she married her little manager. The
same is true of Nilsson. Neither had chill
dren. Jennie Lind lost her voice when she
married and had babies. Clara Louise Ksl-
logg, knowing tie risk, concluded not to
marry. Nevada, everybody knows has .
baby The result on her vocal chord has not
yet been announced. Further illustration il
Unnecessary When a woman gets married
and has a baby some Of her vocal talent Is
sacrifced to the youngster. This is one Of
the mean things in creation, for while the
public may be willing to pay $4,000 night
to hear the mamma sing, it will not give two
cents tn hear the baby-ChicauO Mail